THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
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“To business that we love we rise betime 
DECEMBER, 1908 
THE DIFFICULT ART OF GIVING 
is the subject of the December article of Mr. 
Rockefeller’s Reminiscences in The World’s 
Work, and is the result of the author’s long 
study and experience in the work of giving 
time and thought and money. This is a par- 
ticularly fortunate and cheery topic for the 
Christmas time. 
Other important articles are: 
How Men Get Rich, and the Right View of Wealth, 
by Andrew Carnegie. 
Whale Hunting as It Is Done To-Day. 
How Travel by Sea Has Become as Safe as by 
Land. 
The Lions That Stopped a Railroad, Part II. 
Sunday Schools Around the World. 
A Novelist and His Novels in Politics—Winston 
Churchill 
and much more. 
THE REAL CHRISTMAS MAGAZINE 
is the December number of Country Life in 
America. This magazine has always been 
beautiful and full of the Christmas spirit at the 
holiday season; but now the Lumiere process 
of color photography has given us another 
opportunity, and we have for the first time used 
this new color photography to show a beautiful 
country estate place outside and in — the Louis 
C. Tiffany estate, with its wonderful indoor 
favrile glass fountain, wealth of flowers, a garden 
And go to’t with delight.”—A nxtony and Cleopatra 
fountain designed by Vedder, etc. All these 
pictures have been made directly from nature 
in the original colors. 
Some of the other articles are: 
Christmas Greens and Mistletoe. 
A Cape Cod Christmas Gift. 
Two Colonial Christmas Days, being extracts from , 
a quaint old letter and an interesting Colonial diary, 
with remarkable illuminations in gold and color by 
Walter Tittle. 
The Children’s Christmas. 
The Sport of Ice-Boating. 
Well-tried House Plants for Christmas Decoration. 
Skeeing and Snow-shoeing. 
Flowers that Bloom Outdoors from September to 
March. 
Making Bird Neighbors into Friends. 
THE GARDEN AND FARM ALMANAC FOR 1909 
When we began the publication ““The Garden 
and Farm Almanac” in 1907, we felt that every- 
one would appreciate an annual reference book 
that would really be worth something for the 
home, the garden, and the farm, and the 
success of the issues of 1907 and 1908 has con- 
vinced us that henceforth it must take its place 
asanannual publication. This year we have in- 
creased its sphere of usefulness, and the enlarged 
and illustrated “Garden and Farm Almanac” 
for 1909 will contain much new and original 
matter, especially for the benefit of gardeners, 
both amateur and professional, country estate 
owners and their employees, suburbanites, and 
in fact everyone having an interest in the life 
and growing things of the country. The time 
to begin the use of this r90g Almanac is now, 
and the price is 25 cents, postpaid. 
COME AND SEE OUR BOOKS, 
MAGAZINES 
PICTURES, AND 
There is a sunny south room on the third 
floor of our building, where you may enjoy quiet 
and attention (if you desire it) while examining 
our books, pictures, and magazines. There 
is no obligation to buy, but there are many 
interesting things to see, and it may help you 
with your Christmas plans. After all, there 
is no gift like a good book. 
We are glad to let our books speak for them- 
selves. It is impossible for many to come to 
our establishment, but all our publications can 
be had on approval (a postal will bring any 
volume). If you cannot call on us, send for our 
catalogue, which will be sent anywhere on 
application. Look over the old books also. 
Because a book has been published a couple of 
years is no assurance that it has been universally 
read, and there are many good stories among 
the older books. 
THE E. C. S. K. LIBRARY 
means in the office the books issued under the 
title ‘Every Child Should Know.” This is a 
Corner of Reading and Sales Room 
fascinating series for the young folk. The 
binding is good, and the print is clear, making 
a/worthy setting for the old stories which need 
no recommendation. ‘They are interesting, and 
give the key to our literature, which is full of 
many references to these poems, legends, tales, 
etc. The titles are: 
Heroes Poems 
Heroines Songs 
Fairy Tales Water Wonders 
Famous Stories Birds 
The series was begun with the volume devoted 
to ‘‘Poems,”’ and has been carried on through 
many other subjects, and its success has been 
so great that we are meeting the demand for a 
uniform edition by including these eight in an 
attractive binding, forming a set of books 
which is actually needed in all homes where 
children are. The price is low, and the pay- 
ments are small (a discount for cash). The 
attached coupon is for your convenience. 
Mee G. M., 1208 
Doubleday, Page & Company, New York City. 
Please send me particulars of the “ Every 
Child Should Know Library.” 
